In the United States, over 4 million kids have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a latest report.

‘Children accounted for 1.3 per cent to 3.6 per cent of total reported hospitalizations, and 0 to 0.26 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths.’

Over 23,500 child cases were reported in the week ending July 15, according to the report. Children represented 14.2 per cent of all Covid-19 cases in the country, the Xinhua news agency reported. 




"At this time, it still appears that severe illness due to Covid-19 is rare among children. However, there is an urgent need to collect more data on longer-term impacts of the pandemic on children, including ways the virus may harm the long-term physical health of infected children, as well as its emotional and mental health effects," the AAP said in the report.
Source-IANS